MetLife to pay $478M in unpaid policies, penaltiesMetLife did not admit wrongdoing but has also agreed to strict business reforms to ensure that it quickly pays life insurance benefits, the California Department of Insurance said Monday. Insurance regulators in California, Illinois, Florida, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania will use their portions of the settlement money to find and pay people who are owed millions of dollars in "death benefits" — cash for a beneficiary when a life-insurance policyholder dies.

NH gaming expert's endorsement carries weight with players and investorsZpocalypse have just breached D-Day Dice's old record in becoming the highest earning boardgame kickstarter campaign EVER. The figure: $210,237. If you scroll down to the bottom of their Kickstarter page, you see a familiar looking badge that a lot of kickstarter campaigns are sporting nowadays, The Springboard Seal of Quality.

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Bipartisan support for Violence Against Women ActThough the bill is expected to pass the Senate by a wide margin, Democrat Sens. Patty Murray of Washington, Dianne Feinstein of California and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire told reporters that it was shameful for Republicans to not support the VAWA bill, and if it didn't pass, it would “absolutely” become an election issue.

Pattie Petty out as chair of Victory Junction boardPetty, the wife of former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, founded the Victory Junction Gang Camp on 72 acres in Randleman in memory of her son, Adam, who was killed in 2000 during a practice session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.